I'm in Lakeland area also, would love to start a group, I live in a retirement community and we could maybe do something in the club house, I have had classes and had large groups in my home also, we do cards and another groups does scrapbboking any paper crafting works for me I'm addicted to it all. I will be having a COPIC group in the fall anyone interested, we'll do airbrushing too! can't wait!! Any snow birds out there?